Turnover: 1.346 million EUR (2020)

Country: France

Carbios is a French chemical company specializing in the biological recycling of plastic waste through a depolymerization/repolymerization process. The special feature of the enzymatic recycling developed by Carbios is that it enables infinite recycling of polyethylene terephthalate-based products.

In May 2021 Carbios raises €114 million and welcomes L'Occitane among its new shareholders.

News

Recycling: Carbios makes inroads in Turkey and the UK 06/08/2024

  • - Carbios: SME based in Auvergne specializing in the recycling of plastics and textiles by enzymatic depolymerization.
  • - Agreement in China: A PET biorecycling plant under license with a minimum annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes in partnership with the Chinese group Zhink.
  • - Agreement in Turkey: - Partner: Sasa, a leading global manufacturer of polyester, fibers, filament yarns, etc. - Project: Plant with an annual capacity of 100,000 tonnes of prepared PET waste. - Location: Adana, southern Turkey. - Timing: 2027.
  • - UK agreement: - Partner: FCC Environment UK, one of the world's leading recycling and waste management companies, with over 4,200 employees.
  • - FCC Environment UK's current recycling capacity: 1.5 million tonnes of waste per year.
  • - Green energy production: over 167 MW.
  • - FCC Group: - Sales: 9 billion euros last year.
  • - Sectors: waste management (internationally via FCC Servicios Medio Ambiente Holding), construction, cement production, real estate, etc.
  • - More than 55,000 employees.
  • - Recent French acquisition: Europe Services Groupe (ESG) with over 2,000 employees and sales of nearly 100 million euros last year.

Breakthrough in China for plastic recycling nugget Carbios 27/06/2024

  • - Planned recycling capacity with Chinese partner Zhink: 50,000 tonnes of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and polyester per year.
  • - Creation of Carbios: 2011
  • - Recycling capacity of new plant under construction in Longlaville (Lorraine), operational in 2026: 50,000 tonnes of plastic per year, equivalent to 2 billion PET bottles
  • - Investment to build the Lorraine plant: 230 million euros.
  • - Capital raising between 2021 and 2023: over 250 million euros.
  • - China's share of global PET production: 67 million tonnes per year, or 61% of global production.

Carbios aims to reach 8% of PET recycling by 2035. 01/07/2023

  • Carbios is a French company specializing in the enzymatic recycling of plastics.
  • The company is planning a capital increase of 122 million euros, which could be increased to 141 million euros in the event of strong demand for shares.
  • Carbios currently has 120 employees.
  • Investment in the plant at Longlaville (Meurthe-et-Moselle) amounts to 230 million euros.
  • The company hopes to achieve an 8% share of the PET recycling market by 2035.
  • It is estimated that the recycled PET market will reach 40 million tonnes by 2035.

Recycling: Carbios launches a capital increase to finance its Lorraine plant 23/06/2023

  • Carbios is an SME based in Auvergne specializing in enzyme-based plastic biorecycling.
  • Construction of the Longlaville plant in Meurthe-et-Moselle is a project estimated at around 230 million euros.
  • Carbios was founded in 2011 by Truffle Capital and floated on the Euronext Growth Paris stock market at the end of 2013.
  • Carbios had raised €114 million by 2021.
  • Indorama Ventures, a Thai petrochemicals group, is expected to contribute 110 million euros to the project.
  • The funds raised will also be used to accelerate R&D on plastics other than PET, such as polyamide and polyolefin.
  • The Longlaville plant is scheduled to come on stream in 2025.

Indorama in turn injects 110 million euros into Carbios plant 05/06/2023

  • Thai group, world leader in PET production, forms joint venture with Clermont-Ferrand-based company to start up Longlaville enzymatic recycling plant
  • Indorama Ventures invests 110 million euros in the joint venture.
  • Plant commissioning scheduled for 2025.
  • Indorama Ventures aims to increase its recycling capacity to 50 billion PET bottles a year by 2025, and to 100 billion bottles a year by 2030.

Carbios teams up with Puma to recycle polyester from clothing. 07/07/2022

  • Carbios is a biotechnology company specializing in the enzymatic recycling of plastic polymers
  • Carbios has joined forces with an industrial group comprising On.running, Patagonia, Puma and Salomon.
  • Its aim is to recycle polyester, collecting and sorting used polyester articles to achieve a circularity model.
  • 100 million tonnes of PET are produced every year
  • The Carbios site is located in Saint-Beauzire, near Clermont Ferrand
  • PET polyester is the leading fiber in the textile industry
  • from January 1, 2025, separate collection of textile waste will be mandatory throughout the European Union.
  • The aim is to process 50,000 tonnes of waste, i.e. 2 million PET bottles
  • The consortium has a total budget of around 9.6 million euros

Financial Data

DUNS: 531530228

Legal Name: CARBIOS

Address: RUE EMILE DUCLAUX BIOPOLE CLERMONT LIMAGNE, 63360 SAINT-BEAUZIRE

Number of employees: Entre 20 et 49 salariés (2018)

Capital: 7 815 130 EUR


Financial Data:

Year Turnover (€) Net Profit (€) Fiscal Year End Fiscal Year Duration
2019 1 025 151 EUR -3 749 342 EUR 31/12/2019 12
2018 1 130 033 EUR -3 607 155 EUR 31/12/2018 12
2017 1 955 310 EUR -3 106 600 EUR 31/12/2017 12
2016 837 000 EUR -3 071 000 EUR 31/12/2016 12

Company Managers:

Position First Name Last Name Age Linkedin
Directeur général Jean-Claude LUMARET 67
Directeur général délégué Martin, Jacques STEPHAN 63

Studies mentioning this company

The waste management market - France

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  • Séché Environnement
  • Coved (Paprec)
  • Paprec Groupe
  • Pizzorno Groupe
  • Sepur
  • Recylex Groupe
  • CARBIOS
  • Suez Groupe
  • Waste Market place
  • Derichebourg Groupe
  • Véolia Groupe
  • Veolia Propreté (Groupe Veolia)
  • Vanheede Environment Group
  • Guyot Environnement
  • Brangeon Groupe
  • Aktid
  • Neolithe
  • Néos
  • Ecodrop
  • Tersen
  • CNIM
  • Nicollin Groupe
  • Dalkia Waste Energy (Paperec)
  • LOCA RECUPER
  • Rouvreau environnement
The plastic recycling market - France

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  • Véolia Groupe
  • Suez Groupe
  • Eastman
  • Loop Industries
  • Earthwake Entreprise
  • Skytech
  • &Repeat
  • Galloo Recycling
  • Plasticlean
  • Recyclex
  • Plastus
  • Infineo
  • CARBIOS
  • Aloxe
  • Green Dot Bioplastics
  • Südpack
  • Buitex (Semin groupe)
  • Léko
  • plast'if